Einar Dønnum

Einar Olav Dønnum (19 April 1897 – 22 April 1947) was a Norwegian Nazi collaborator who was executed during the legal purge in Norway after World War II.

World War II[]

During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, Dønnum worked in the Nazi-dominated Statspolitiet. He was known for brutal interrogation methods, which included torture. He hired his teenage son as an assistant.^[1]

Members of the Norwegian resistance movement, including Asbjørn Sunde, made several failed assassination attempts on Dønnum. However, the Nazi occupation ended on 8 May 1945, and in 1947, as a part of the legal purge in Norway after World War II, his son was sentenced to six years of forced labour, and Dønnum was sentenced to death for treason.^[1] He was executed by firing squad at Akershus Fortress on 22 April 1947.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Ringdal, Nils Johan (1995). "Dønnum, Einar". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2009.

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[nkl-1] Ringdal, Nils Johan (1995). "Dønnum, Einar". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2009.

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